Read the Runes, Modern-style. Replicate would be quite nice were it not for countermagic being flushed down the loo. Consequently, the sorcery speed is a PITA. At least it doesn't eat up a rare slot.
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Madcap Maestro1RR
Creature - Goblin Wizard (U)
Flash
If a spell or ability would cause an opponent to choose from two or more modes, you choose those modes instead.
2/2
I don't see how the flash really helps with this, since modes are already chosen as part of casting the spell. Also, I'm not sure how this would work with something like Deceiver Exarch - after you choose the mode, your opponent then chooses the target?
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Madcap Maestro1RR
Creature - Goblin Wizard (U)
Flash
If a spell or ability would cause an opponent to choose from two or more modes, you choose those modes instead.
2/2
Since you choose modes when you play the spell, there's a bid problem with this. You can never flash in to steal mode changes. Furthermore, often times you won't be able to choose more than one mode...
neat idea, but really needs to be on a stable creature.
Burn AwayRW
Instant
~ deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Destroy any auras enchanting that creature or player, and any artifacts equipped to that creature or player.
Since you choose modes when you play the spell, there's a bid problem with this. You can never flash in to steal mode changes. Furthermore, often times you won't be able to choose more than one mode...
neat idea, but really needs to be on a stable creature.
Burn AwayRW
Instant
~ deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Destroy any auras enchanting that creature or player, and any artifacts equipped to that creature or player.
That's a really playable version of those sucky "destroy target creature and all equipment on them" and "exile target aura" spells. I approve.
That's a really playable version of those sucky "destroy target creature and all equipment on them" and "exile target aura" spells. I approve.
Then again, it does deal 4 damage to a player for 2 mana... oops? Maybe it should be 1RW?
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Immortal Skitterer1BB
Creature - Insect Horror (R)
Whenever ~ is the target of a spell or effect, exile it.
Whenever you play a spell or effect from your graveyard, if ~ is exiled, you may play it without paying it's mana cost.
5/3
@Immortal Skitterer: seems balanced and good. I mean, they printed Bloodghast, and it wasn't insane, and this seems only a bit better. Good card!
Avatar of Halfdeath3BBB
Creature - Avatar (M or R)
~'s power is equal to your opponent's life total minus one and ~'s toughness is equal to that number plus one. "Feel lucky that I spared you this time."
X/X+1
@Immortal Skitterer: seems balanced and good. I mean, they printed Bloodghast, and it wasn't insane, and this seems only a bit better. Good card!
Avatar of Halfdeath3BBB
Creature - Avatar (M or R)
~'s power is equal to your opponent's life total minus one and ~'s toughness is equal to that number plus one. "Feel lucky that I spared you this time."
X/X+1
If it's half-death, shouldn't it's P/T be equal to half of your opponent's life? You could probably even make it semi-playable - a bomb early in the game and a dunce later.
Sleeping Willow1G
Creature - Treefolk (U)
~ enters the battlefield tapped and doesn't untapped during your upkeep unless it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
4/6
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
~ doesn't untap during your untap step unless it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
I feel that it could be a 4/5 and still compare favorably to Myr Superion.
Scattering Edict1UB
Instant
Counter target creature spell. That spell's controller sacrifices a creature.
(Playing Magic 2013 on iPad made me realise that Nicol Bolas really likes playing Edicts when your second creature is on the stack, ergo, that must be a good thing to do. I wonder if this would be a good but wouldn't-come-up-as-often-as-you-expect kind of card.)
I think that it's too good for the cost. Diabolic Edict is :1mana::symb: and Essence Scatter is :1mana::symu:. As this is putting both effects together and on one card, I feel that increasing the mana cost to 2UB is prudent. The fact that you must have a creature spell to target to use it makes it more restrictive, which is why I go here instead of to 3UB (as the fact you only need to use one card has to weigh in as well).
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Really? I think it's fine. It's a very situational spell, as to use it to its capacity you need a creature spell and an Edict-worthy board facing you, neither of which are that common. I'd say it's fine where it is.
Venser's AEthermage3WU
Creature - Human Wizard WU,t: Exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with an AEther counter on it.
Creatures with AEther counters on them gain +0/+2 and have defender.
When ~ leaves the battlefield, remove all AEther counters from all permanents.
3/3
Interesting concept and good flavor - it's too bad they didn't go with more namesake stuff for the PWs outside of core sets. He does need a P/T though (I miss that too sometimes), but I'd envision him being a solid 3/3 or something for that cost.
Bloodmark :1mana::symw::symb:
Sorcery (R)
Put a bloodmark counter on each creature you control. As long as a creature has a bloodmark counter, it has 'If an effect would cause you to sacrifice this creature, remove a bloodmark counter from it instead'.
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Master Biomancer's flavor text should read 'My DNA - I put that ---- in everything'.
As for your card, I think it's underpowered. You could get away with reducing the cost a bit. But it is interesting.
Innocent Bystander1WW
Creature - Human
Soulbond
When a creature paired with ~ dies, flip ~. "Garv, are you okay?"
1/1
////////////// Avenger of Fallen Allies
(W) Creature - Human Warrior
First strike, Soulbond
As long as ~ is paired with another creature, both creatures are indestructible. "Never again."
3/2
Bloodmark :1mana::symw::symb:
Sorcery (R)
Put a bloodmark counter on each creature you control. As long as a creature has a bloodmark counter, it has 'If an effect would cause you to sacrifice this creature, remove a bloodmark counter from it instead'.
There are more things that require sacrifice as a cost than an effect. Special rules attached to counters is annoying. Besides, this really doesn't make much sense with edict effects anyways.
Interesting. Helpless against many removals, but overall powerful. Not sure if 3/2 is the correct stat, and not to mention that first strike can be made redundant if you can churn out enough creatures to always give this a pair.
Speaking of soulbond...
Curse of AffinityR
Enchantment - Aura Curse (U)
Enchant player
Each creature enchanted player controls that is paired with another creature cannot attack or block if the creature it is paired with doesn't attack or block. "You call that closeness?"
Interesting, but very narrow... though that fits the cost and rarity still too. Flavor text is a bit odd; considering the flavor of it, I would probably go with something more along the lines of being dependent of each other even after the return of Avacyn. Hopefully Curse comes back in a more interesting way further down the line, it felt like it had some potential.
Iridescent Essence :2mana::symw::symw:
Creature - Spirit
Flying, Soulbond
As long as Radiant Essence is paired with another creature, both have protection from all colors.
3/3
(Edit: Gosh-darned old cards taking up names I want to use...)
Radiant Essence needs a new name. Apart from that, it seems cool. I am not sure how the rules issues of protection work out with soulbond.
Jaema Tideweaver2UU
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
If Jaema Tideweaver would deal damage to a creature, instead exile that creature with the same number of time counters on it, and it gains suspend.
2/2
(Soulbond doesn't target/attach, so it supercedes protection rules. Good catch on the name thing though.)
I like it, in that it gives blue a roundabout way of exiling. It gets crazier with first strike and power boosts (I would love to give this guy a Runechanter's Pike), which blue doesn't get much of. The only critiques I have is that, firstly, it seems to be able to get this going with non-combat damage, which could be a bit OP (but perhaps not, that's a lot of setup), and secondly the wording may need to be fixed up a tad, to something like:
'If ~ would deal damage to a creature, instead exile it with a number of time counters equal to the damage that would have been dealt this way, and it gains suspend.'
Could even make for an interesting keyword if they were to bring suspend back... '
Warp (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of time counters. If a creature has any time counters placed on it, exile it and it gains suspend.)
Anywho, enough theorycrafting on other peoples ideas...
Essence Banish :symr::symwb:
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with power 3 or less.
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Master Biomancer's flavor text should read 'My DNA - I put that ---- in everything'.
Iridescent Essence :2mana::symw::symw:
Creature - Spirit
Flying, Soulbond
As long as Radiant Essence is paired with another creature, both have protection from all colors.
3/3
Overpowered. Look at good 4 drops, and look at all the things that can kill them. Name some decent non-universal effects that can kill this when soulbonded?
Jaema Tideweaver2UU
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
If Jaema Tideweaver would deal damage to a creature, instead exile that creature with the same number of time counters on it, and it gains suspend.
2/2
I love this, and yet it's utter jank.
Maybe a 1/3 for 1UU? At uncommon I think it could be a 1/1 for U... powerful "equip me" bait...
2/1 for 0 is pretty strong, and the drawback isn't really much of one. That said, I love me some broken artifacts
The Mist3B
Enchantment (R)
When ~ enters the battlefield, target player sacrifices a creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player sacrifices a creature. If they cannot, sacrifice ~. When the mist sets in someone always goes missing.
A really good comparison to this is Arcane Denial from Alliances. This is probably best pointed at your own spell though, but it can be used as a counterspell. It's a reasonable card (though it should read "Its controller", without an apostrophe). May need to go to 1U though.
Instant (R)
Sacrifice two creatures. If you do, search your library for a creature with converted mana cost no greater than the sum of the sacrificed creatures' converted mana costs and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle you library.
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I don't like the idea of "fusion"... and while the effect feels green, the cost doesn't. Maybe make it cost BG?
Or, better still, return them to your hand? That feels more green, and it'd be pretty sweet?
Mill Cast Creature #12U
Creature - Illusion
Millcast U (When ~ is put into your graveyard from your library, you may play it for it's mill cost.) U: Put ~ ontop of its owner's library.
2/2
It's an interesting mechanic, but it seems very narrow. It's much harder to build around this than something like madness.
As for my proposed card, I think it's best as mono green - Natural Order, Momentous Fall, Greater Good, and Birthing Pod, among others, show that green is quite willing to sacrifice creatures for more cards or bigger creatures, and I do not think it is necessary to include B in the cost.
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Madcap Maestro 1RR
Creature - Goblin Wizard (U)
Flash
If a spell or ability would cause an opponent to choose from two or more modes, you choose those modes instead.
2/2
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Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Since you choose modes when you play the spell, there's a bid problem with this. You can never flash in to steal mode changes. Furthermore, often times you won't be able to choose more than one mode...
neat idea, but really needs to be on a stable creature.
Burn AwayRW
Instant
~ deals 4 damage to target creature or player. Destroy any auras enchanting that creature or player, and any artifacts equipped to that creature or player.
That's a really playable version of those sucky "destroy target creature and all equipment on them" and "exile target aura" spells. I approve.
Then again, it does deal 4 damage to a player for 2 mana... oops?
Thanks for your comment(s)!
Immortal Skitterer1BB
Creature - Insect Horror (R)
Whenever ~ is the target of a spell or effect, exile it.
Whenever you play a spell or effect from your graveyard, if ~ is exiled, you may play it without paying it's mana cost.
5/3
Avatar of Halfdeath 3BBB
Creature - Avatar (M or R)
~'s power is equal to your opponent's life total minus one and ~'s toughness is equal to that number plus one.
"Feel lucky that I spared you this time."
X/X+1
Pauper EDH:
UBPsychatogBU
UInvisible StalkerU
Not playing anything else. Money is tight.
If it's half-death, shouldn't it's P/T be equal to half of your opponent's life? You could probably even make it semi-playable - a bomb early in the game and a dunce later.
Sleeping Willow1G
Creature - Treefolk (U)
~ enters the battlefield tapped and doesn't untapped during your upkeep unless it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
4/6
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
~ doesn't untap during your untap step unless it has a +1/+1 counter on it.
I feel that it could be a 4/5 and still compare favorably to Myr Superion.
Scattering Edict 1UB
Instant
Counter target creature spell. That spell's controller sacrifices a creature.
(Playing Magic 2013 on iPad made me realise that Nicol Bolas really likes playing Edicts when your second creature is on the stack, ergo, that must be a good thing to do. I wonder if this would be a good but wouldn't-come-up-as-often-as-you-expect kind of card.)
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Modern:
- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Venser's AEthermage 3WU
Creature - Human Wizard
WU,t: Exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control with an AEther counter on it.
Creatures with AEther counters on them gain +0/+2 and have defender.
When ~ leaves the battlefield, remove all AEther counters from all permanents.
3/3
Pauper EDH:
UBPsychatogBU
UInvisible StalkerU
Not playing anything else. Money is tight.
Bloodmark :1mana::symw::symb:
Sorcery (R)
Put a bloodmark counter on each creature you control. As long as a creature has a bloodmark counter, it has 'If an effect would cause you to sacrifice this creature, remove a bloodmark counter from it instead'.
As for your card, I think it's underpowered. You could get away with reducing the cost a bit. But it is interesting.
Innocent Bystander 1WW
Creature - Human
Soulbond
When a creature paired with ~ dies, flip ~.
"Garv, are you okay?"
1/1
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Avenger of Fallen Allies
(W) Creature - Human Warrior
First strike, Soulbond
As long as ~ is paired with another creature, both creatures are indestructible.
"Never again."
3/2
Pauper EDH:
UBPsychatogBU
UInvisible StalkerU
Not playing anything else. Money is tight.
There are more things that require sacrifice as a cost than an effect. Special rules attached to counters is annoying. Besides, this really doesn't make much sense with edict effects anyways.
Speaking of soulbond...
Curse of Affinity R
Enchantment - Aura Curse (U)
Enchant player
Each creature enchanted player controls that is paired with another creature cannot attack or block if the creature it is paired with doesn't attack or block.
"You call that closeness?"
Comments?
Iridescent Essence :2mana::symw::symw:
Creature - Spirit
Flying, Soulbond
As long as Radiant Essence is paired with another creature, both have protection from all colors.
3/3
(Edit: Gosh-darned old cards taking up names I want to use...)
Jaema Tideweaver 2UU
Creature — Merfolk Wizard
If Jaema Tideweaver would deal damage to a creature, instead exile that creature with the same number of time counters on it, and it gains suspend.
2/2
I like it, in that it gives blue a roundabout way of exiling. It gets crazier with first strike and power boosts (I would love to give this guy a Runechanter's Pike), which blue doesn't get much of. The only critiques I have is that, firstly, it seems to be able to get this going with non-combat damage, which could be a bit OP (but perhaps not, that's a lot of setup), and secondly the wording may need to be fixed up a tad, to something like:
'If ~ would deal damage to a creature, instead exile it with a number of time counters equal to the damage that would have been dealt this way, and it gains suspend.'
Could even make for an interesting keyword if they were to bring suspend back... '
Warp (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of time counters. If a creature has any time counters placed on it, exile it and it gains suspend.)
Anywho, enough theorycrafting on other peoples ideas...
Essence Banish :symr::symwb:
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with power 3 or less.
Overpowered. Look at good 4 drops, and look at all the things that can kill them. Name some decent non-universal effects that can kill this when soulbonded?
I love this, and yet it's utter jank.
Maybe a 1/3 for 1UU? At uncommon I think it could be a 1/1 for U... powerful "equip me" bait...
This reads as an inferior Incinerate in all regards, and as Incinerate's not a broken card... no. It also doesn't really feel red.
Junkdog0
Artifact Creature - Hound (U)
~ cannnot attack or block unless you control another artifact.
2/1
The Mist 3B
Enchantment (R)
When ~ enters the battlefield, target player sacrifices a creature.
At the beginning of your upkeep, target player sacrifices a creature. If they cannot, sacrifice ~.
When the mist sets in someone always goes missing.
Card design + sleepiness = broken cards? Possibly, you tell me.
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Legacy:
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Ancestral Denial U
Instant (R)
Counter target spell. It's controller draws 3 cards.
A variation on Natural Order
Fusion of Souls :1mana::symg::symg:
Instant (R)
Sacrifice two creatures. If you do, search your library for a creature with converted mana cost no greater than the sum of the sacrificed creatures' converted mana costs and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle you library.
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Legacy:
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Or, better still, return them to your hand? That feels more green, and it'd be pretty sweet?
Mill Cast Creature #12U
Creature - Illusion
Millcast U (When ~ is put into your graveyard from your library, you may play it for it's mill cost.)
U: Put ~ ontop of its owner's library.
2/2
As for my proposed card, I think it's best as mono green - Natural Order, Momentous Fall, Greater Good, and Birthing Pod, among others, show that green is quite willing to sacrifice creatures for more cards or bigger creatures, and I do not think it is necessary to include B in the cost.
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- GW Birthing Pod(?)
Legacy:
- UWR Delver
Wow I really like this. Can I post it in the Custom Cube Design thread?